Man has to tear down 2.4 meter high fence by ‘ridiculous’ ‘buffoons’ from the municipality

Matt Hubbard and his family moved to Limes Avenue in Derby two years ago They spent thousands on an 8-foot fence for privacy and to prevent trash from being thrown. Furious local residents have criticized their council as ‘pranksters’ after a man was ordered to tear down an 8ft fence around his garden. Residents of … Read more

Outrage over man who erected an 8ft privacy fence in front of his cottage to stop Tesco shoppers dumping litter in his garden and was ordered to take it down by ‘ridiculous’ council ‘buffoons’

Residents of Limes Avenue in Derby were grateful for their good fortune when Matt Hubbard and his family moved into the Grade II listed cottage two years ago

Furious local residents have criticized their council as ‘pranksters’ after a man was ordered to tear down an 8ft fence around his garden. Residents of Limes Avenue in Derby were delighted when Matt Hubbard and his family moved into this Grade II listed cottage two years ago. For decades, the garden next to the 19th-century … Read more

‘Ridiculous’: Fly tippers dump ‘all types’ in the middle of the road

Tannahill Road, in the Ferguslie Park area, is littered with everything from sofas and carpets to beds and three-piece suites. Tommy Eggerty, who lived on the street for 19 years and has since moved around the corner, said: “The council doesn’t want anything to do with it. It’s been going on for ages, they haven’t … Read more

BT becomes the first company to scrap the ‘ridiculous’ deadline for switching to landlines

Are you forced to switch? Email elizabeth.haigh@mailonline.co.uk BT has scrapped its timetable to move all landline customers from traditional copper wired phones to digital, internet-based services, after months of campaigning by groups representing vulnerable customers and MailOnline. In a long-awaited move, the group, which is also responsible for EE customers, has abandoned the sector’s previous … Read more